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*sight¹ /saɪt; saɪt/
n
1 [singular 单数，U] when you see something 看; 看见:
the sight of I can't stand the sight of blood. 我见不得血。
catch sight of (=see someone or something for a very short time) 瞥见，看见: We caught sight of Henry as we turned the corner. 我们转弯的时候看见了亨利。
2 [U] the ability to see 视力，视觉:
My grandmother is losing her sight. 我的祖母视力逐渐衰退。
3 [C] something you can see, especially something beautiful or unusual 景物，景象; 景点，名胜:
the sights (=the most famous and interesting places in an area, which many people visit) 名胜: The Wrigley Building is one of the most famous sights in Chicago. 里格利大厦是芝加哥最著名的景点之一。
4 in/within sight
a) in the area that you can see 在看得见的地方:
There was nobody in sight. 一个人影都看不到。
We camped within sight of the beach. 我们在看得到海滩的地方扎了营。
b) likely to happen soon 在望，在即，临近:
Peace is in sight. 和平在望。
5 out of sight outside the area that you can see 在看不见的地方，在视线之外:
The police parked down the road, out of sight of the house. 警察在马路上看不到这房子的地方停了车。
6 lose sight of to be so concerned with unimportant details that you forget to think about the most important thing 忘记，忽略:
I think the party has lost sight of its ideals. 我认为这个党已经忘记了它的理想。
7 set your sights on sth to decide that you definitely want to achieve something 志在某事，力求某事
8 sights [plural 复数] the part of a gun that you use for aiming 〔枪的〕瞄准器
→ see also 另见 at first glance/sight (FIRST¹)
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